Warm reception for whip revisions

Senior jockeys in action at Exeter gave a cautious nod of approval to the British Horseracing Authority’s latest set of amendments to the whip rules.

Due to the unpopularity of the restrictions unveiled in October, when riders exceeding the fixed number of strikes of the whip were handed stiff suspensions and often stripped of their prize money, the BHA have been forced to climb down and the latest changes are the fourth set of revisions to the rules.